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not here in pentagon budget. not in the infrastructure budget. >> bret: last thing, this i heard someone the owe day saying this wasn't the bar of peanuts compared to what is on the table. ahe for financial -- ahead for financial possibilities we're facing. that is what you are talking about. next is up the continuing resolution at the end of march. that is another battle. >> that is the bill that funds the government. if they can't come to agreement on that, we start with the government shutdownment we have been through those before. they produce a lot of sound an furry and not much progress on policy front. it would be a great benefit to everyone if we put aside the battles. look at the big problem that everyone knows need to be fixed and fing them. >> bret: thank you. >> thanks. >> bret: it is award season next grape grape. the most conservative and the most liberal member of the u.s. senate. hey, our salads. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how ab
not here in pentagon budget. not in the infrastructure budget. >> bret: last thing, this i heard someone the owe day saying this wasn't the bar of peanuts compared to what is on the table. ahe for financial -- ahead for financial possibilities we're facing. that is what you are talking about. next is up the continuing resolution at the end of march. that is another battle. >> that is the bill that funds the government. if they can't come to agreement on that, we start with the...
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a former military officer who spent years working with pentagon tax dollars has a bold answer for sequestitration and a message from washington. what was the light in the sky broof san francisco. reports from witnesses and a video backing up the claims. a mysterous flying object and this time in u.s. air space and coming just hours after a metor exploding thousands of miles away and rattling buildings and people below . fox reports from inside russia on the cosmic clean up following a direct hit from outer space . a new warning over the defense budget showdown this time from the army's top brass. in my opinion sequestation is not in the best interest of the national security. it places a burden on the soldiers and civilians and plus, questions tonight about whether washington is playing politics with the troops and what deep cuts would mean for our military. and a police cruiser there one moment and gone the next after a car slams into it somewhere caught in all of that blur, a little boy. >> i am harris faulkner and it is time for the clean up the day after what looked like an assault from the s
a former military officer who spent years working with pentagon tax dollars has a bold answer for sequestitration and a message from washington. what was the light in the sky broof san francisco. reports from witnesses and a video backing up the claims. a mysterous flying object and this time in u.s. air space and coming just hours after a metor exploding thousands of miles away and rattling buildings and people below . fox reports from inside russia on the cosmic clean up following a direct...
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we should be asking questions, why the heck do we have 800,000 people working at the pentagon? aren't a few of them doing something we can do without? we neil the sequester average at it important. it's time to start cutting. we don't have a revenue problem. we have a spending prop problem, and today is the day to start focusing on it. >> neil: this is the backbone for guys who don't have a backbone, so if you cut then backbone negotiation you're just a jelly fish. we'll see what happens. craig, good seeing you. >>> if the scare tactics don't work, releasing earlies from jail will? and later, i want you to meet the beauty who begs to differ because miss new york is here on this day. how do you keep an oldr car running like new? you ask a ford customer. when they tell you that you need your oil changed you got to bring it in. if your tires need to be rotated, you have to get that done as well. jackie, tell me why somebody should bring they're car here to the ford dealership for service instead of any one of those other places out there. they are going to take care of my car beca
we should be asking questions, why the heck do we have 800,000 people working at the pentagon? aren't a few of them doing something we can do without? we neil the sequester average at it important. it's time to start cutting. we don't have a revenue problem. we have a spending prop problem, and today is the day to start focusing on it. >> neil: this is the backbone for guys who don't have a backbone, so if you cut then backbone negotiation you're just a jelly fish. we'll see what happens....
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i don't believe it because the pentagon is increasing their budget as a result of this. in terms of real dollars. let me ask you this, i see four senate stars, you're one of them. and you, marco, ted cruz and mike lee seem to be the strong conservative voices that i look to to bring some sanity back to washington. now, are you all friends. >> yep, we have lunch together a couple times a week. >> and and with the whole crew and we eat together and we get along and work on different issues together and i see a lot of the freshness being new members in the senate, and the system beats you down and that's why i'm a big believer in term limits. we need more rollover, more turnover because after you've been there for a while it's hard to have the energy it takes to combat government, it's hard to combat that government. >> a lot of speculation, you might run for president. >> i know it's early, but seems you are thinking about it. i think the country is seeing, and the republican party in particular, that we're not doing very well in new england or on the west coast and i thin
i don't believe it because the pentagon is increasing their budget as a result of this. in terms of real dollars. let me ask you this, i see four senate stars, you're one of them. and you, marco, ted cruz and mike lee seem to be the strong conservative voices that i look to to bring some sanity back to washington. now, are you all friends. >> yep, we have lunch together a couple times a week. >> and and with the whole crew and we eat together and we get along and work on different...
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. >> shepard: secretary of defense leon panetta also warns the cuts with hit the pentagon especially hard. while a great deal of the money would come from military training units 000s of civilians could face big pay cuts and even layoffs. particularly in two states. jennifer griffin at the pentagon for us tonight. >> reporter: iif the deep budgt cuts go into effect in 8 days time the hardest hit states will be california and virginia. 17% of the defense cuts in virginia will likely fall on one community known as hampton roads. in fact, the human impact of the sequester on small businesses in this area, these businesses contract to the navy, it is already being felt. tom taylor owns a ship repair business near norfolk. some of his contracts with the navy are already in jeopardy. >> it is not like turning on a picket. you don't turn it on and turn it off. if it is canceled these things are are months or years in the planning stage. if they are canceled they don't come right back, you know. so that is pretty alarming. >> i want to know when am i looking dark am i getting laid off in mar
. >> shepard: secretary of defense leon panetta also warns the cuts with hit the pentagon especially hard. while a great deal of the money would come from military training units 000s of civilians could face big pay cuts and even layoffs. particularly in two states. jennifer griffin at the pentagon for us tonight. >> reporter: iif the deep budgt cuts go into effect in 8 days time the hardest hit states will be california and virginia. 17% of the defense cuts in virginia will likely...
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clout on capitol hill and his ability to deal with all of the competing power structures inside the pentagon? >> the first impression was not positive as a result of the hearings, chris, no doubt about that. it is very imperative for the new defense secretary. chuck will be confirmed in his first public outing or two to project the sense of command, thoroughly briefed, in charge of the facts to dispel the original impression created. after that the challenge to assemble around himself a strong management team because that is a big management responsibility in the pentagon. they will be going through changes and fiscal challenges even without the sequester. the proof if the the pudding will be in the eating. how does he perform as secretary of defense. can he comes out with a better impression, not such a big teal and he can put this behind him. >> chris: one of the ways the white house is trying to clear the path for two nominees, hagel at defense and brennan at cia is they have kind of grudgingly dragged out have agreed to release some of the e-mails that chart outraged the talking points w
clout on capitol hill and his ability to deal with all of the competing power structures inside the pentagon? >> the first impression was not positive as a result of the hearings, chris, no doubt about that. it is very imperative for the new defense secretary. chuck will be confirmed in his first public outing or two to project the sense of command, thoroughly briefed, in charge of the facts to dispel the original impression created. after that the challenge to assemble around himself a...
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. >> or setting off a bomb at the pentagon. >> that was liberal professors before that. >> you had mark hill who appeared with o'reilley who admitted he could see and he could t identify with dorner's pain. now he did apologize, but i think there is a bit -- >> i could pick out and number u right wing professors who didn't -- >> there were people on-line that were praising this guy. praising him. >> there were people on-line -- do you know how many progressives are in this country? >> most are in universities. >> no, most of them went tot schools that beat your guys. >> okay. coming up, did a you know that pilgrims were actually illegal immigrants? that's what onega federal agency is telling its employees in one of their training videos on cultural diversity. we've got that tape. that's up nexte on "the five" hi. hi. i'm here to pick up some cacti. it should be under stephens. the verizon share everything plan for small business. get a shareable pool of data... got enough joshua trees? ... on up to 25 devices. so you can spend less time... yea, the golden barrels... the ♪ should have
. >> or setting off a bomb at the pentagon. >> that was liberal professors before that. >> you had mark hill who appeared with o'reilley who admitted he could see and he could t identify with dorner's pain. now he did apologize, but i think there is a bit -- >> i could pick out and number u right wing professors who didn't -- >> there were people on-line that were praising this guy. praising him. >> there were people on-line -- do you know how many...
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the pentagon did an investigation into those emails. basically cleared him of any wrongdoing. none the less, i'm told tonight from a source close to general allen he didn't really want any of this messy business to coming up in a confirmation hearing before the senate. i'm also told the white house proximate pushed him aside. when i whether or not they pushed him out, they basically pointed me to comments today by defense secretary lay on panetta who did praise general allen but never said he he wanted him to be renominated be the supreme allied commander in europe. then he went on to to say this that basically suggested it was up to general allen whether he was going to step aside. take lafn. >> my recommendation to him was take your time. you know, be with your family. think about what you need to do. i think your country will always find a way to make use of your great services. but you have got to make the decision as to what you want to do in the future. >> now, the president has obviously gotten john kerry confirmed as secretary of state. his cia director potentially joh
the pentagon did an investigation into those emails. basically cleared him of any wrongdoing. none the less, i'm told tonight from a source close to general allen he didn't really want any of this messy business to coming up in a confirmation hearing before the senate. i'm also told the white house proximate pushed him aside. when i whether or not they pushed him out, they basically pointed me to comments today by defense secretary lay on panetta who did praise general allen but never said he...
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the pentagon would take a major hit from the budget cuts and senator john mccain says we should listen to the warnings of the generals. >> if we don't believe our military leaders then who in the world do we believe? and i think that what we are doing now to the men and women who are are serving is unconscionable because they deserve a predictable life in the military. >> and the nation's governors both democrat and republican expect a big impact on their states. >> all of the governors have a real concern about what the impact is going to be on the respective states in terms of the potential of the cuts if they do nothing but also in terms of what some of the alternatives might be. >> we feel like we are starting to come out of it and things are getting a little better and unfortunately the sequester could put us right back where we were. >> sequester takes effect march 1 unless congress takes action to stop it. shannon? >> shannon: thank you very much. joining to us talk about the possible impact of sequestration, congressman peter king. thank you very much for joining us today. >> s
the pentagon would take a major hit from the budget cuts and senator john mccain says we should listen to the warnings of the generals. >> if we don't believe our military leaders then who in the world do we believe? and i think that what we are doing now to the men and women who are are serving is unconscionable because they deserve a predictable life in the military. >> and the nation's governors both democrat and republican expect a big impact on their states. >> all of the...
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he is a front man for massive budget cuts in the pentagon that obama needs to do in order to keep financing the social safety net. >> we have no answers about whatback is doing in north africa and what the vick to -- the risk is to ourselves. >>gregg: lots of disappointing numbers on the u.s. economy, and how it will shake out in washington our insiders are back in a moment. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] [ justin ] mulligan sir. mulligan. take a mulligan. i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] truth is, a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst sinus symptoms, plus that annoying cough. [ angry gibberish ] [ fake coughs ] y that was my fault sir. [ male announcer ] alka seltzer plus severe sinus. [ breathes deeply ] ♪ oh, what a relief it is! [ male announcer ] try alka seltzer plus severe sinus day and night for complete relief from your worst sinus symptoms. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their sh
he is a front man for massive budget cuts in the pentagon that obama needs to do in order to keep financing the social safety net. >> we have no answers about whatback is doing in north africa and what the vick to -- the risk is to ourselves. >>gregg: lots of disappointing numbers on the u.s. economy, and how it will shake out in washington our insiders are back in a moment. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] [ justin ] mulligan sir. mulligan. take a mulligan. i took something for my...
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jon: jennifer griffin reporting live from the pentagon. it's going to be an interesting week. jennifer, thank you. jenna: and consider that when we tell you this. just breaking now, news that iran is ratcheting up its nuclear program just before major talks are about to take place. the u.n. watchdog group, the iaea, reporting just moments ago that iran is installing advanced centrifuges at its main enrichment plant only days before world powers are resuming these long-awaited talks with iran. joining us now by phone, mark garrett who now works for the defense for -- the foundation fr the defense of democracy. what does this news mean? >> the iranians have been telling us for a bit now that they, in fact, had perfected these advance centrifuges, and they are now going to show us. and they intend to demonstrate, i think convincingly, that they can up the ante, that they can produce more enriched uranium more rapidly and thereby, essentially i think, shut down the notion that they're going to give up their uranium enrichment. jenna: so the technology here would allow them to real
jon: jennifer griffin reporting live from the pentagon. it's going to be an interesting week. jennifer, thank you. jenna: and consider that when we tell you this. just breaking now, news that iran is ratcheting up its nuclear program just before major talks are about to take place. the u.n. watchdog group, the iaea, reporting just moments ago that iran is installing advanced centrifuges at its main enrichment plant only days before world powers are resuming these long-awaited talks with iran....
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at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> bret: millions in the northeast are digging out. and powering up after a mas massive snowstorm over the weekend. at least 15 deaths are blamed to system that dumped up to three pet feet of snow in some places. school, businesses and roads were closed today. 130,000 people remain without power. most in massachusetts. parts of mississippi are cleaning up tonight from a huge tornado. this is what it looksed like sunday in hattiesburg. this is what it looks like today. the twister danieled buildings at the university of southern mississippi. more than 60 people were hurt in three counties but there have been formerly no reports of fatalities. in time for valentine's day', fortune cookies minus the romance. apparently there is nothing you cannot gamble on. the odds of the next pope coming up in the grapevine. great, everybody made it. we all work remotely so this is a big deal, our first full team gathering! i wanted to call on a few people. ashley, ashley marshall... here. since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex
at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> bret: millions in the northeast are digging out. and powering up after a mas massive snowstorm over the weekend. at least 15 deaths are blamed to system that dumped up to three pet feet of snow in some places. school, businesses and roads were closed today. 130,000 people remain without power. most in massachusetts. parts of mississippi are cleaning up tonight from a huge tornado. this is what it looksed like sunday in hattiesburg. this is...
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started his political career, bill aier, asked one time about a guy part of a group that bombed the pentagon, new york city police headquarters and the capitol, but there's 4,000 articles about marco rubio taking a drink of water. tell me what's wrong with that. >> and you mentioned the univision story and you'd figure the spanish language network would be proud of the fact one of our own delivering the response to the president not only in english, but spanish. and there are good people that work, but, but the executive news level clearly a culture problem when an employee thinks they can go on facebook and call a u.s. senator, a slave and all the things she said. if these things were said, either chris mathews comments or anybody else's there would be charges of racism, indignation, outrage. why is it conservatives get attacked this way and nobody seems to care in the media. >> i'm sorry if the president had taken that much water. >> sean: one drink of water. >> or hillary had, certainly the clintons the right would be going crazy and then on top of it. if the democrats had given a respons
started his political career, bill aier, asked one time about a guy part of a group that bombed the pentagon, new york city police headquarters and the capitol, but there's 4,000 articles about marco rubio taking a drink of water. tell me what's wrong with that. >> and you mentioned the univision story and you'd figure the spanish language network would be proud of the fact one of our own delivering the response to the president not only in english, but spanish. and there are good people...
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. >> some republicans are questioning the qualifications of chuck hagel at the pentagon, but probably be confirmed anyway, now, hagel was widely criticized during his performance during the confirmation hearing and they delayed the vote so they'd have more time to ask the questions about the nominee, they say there should be be no hurry. and it's an important position. and here is senator lindsey graham on fox news sunday. >> i think we're doing our job to scrutinize, i think, one of the most unqualified, radical choices for secretary of defense in a very long time. >> meantime, senator john mccain says that hagel is not qualified, but he thinks it's time to go ahead with a vote since enough time has gone by to ask questions and now shall the white house is worried because two important nominations are going so slowly not only hagel, but john brennan to head the cia. >> between john brennan, the cia director and chuck hagel secretary of defense, we want to make sure we have them sitting in the the chairs working and i don't want something to have been missed because of the hangup in w
. >> some republicans are questioning the qualifications of chuck hagel at the pentagon, but probably be confirmed anyway, now, hagel was widely criticized during his performance during the confirmation hearing and they delayed the vote so they'd have more time to ask the questions about the nominee, they say there should be be no hurry. and it's an important position. and here is senator lindsey graham on fox news sunday. >> i think we're doing our job to scrutinize, i think, one...
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afghanistan, the turmoil in the middle east and the looming budget cuts that could severely impact the pentagon. instead, hagel was criticized for his past statements on iran, israel and the u.s. nuclear strategy. harris? >> harris: well, steve, after what you could call a rather bumpy confirmation hearing to say the least, what are hagel's chances at this point? >> well, as it stands, at least 12 republicans do plan to vote against hagel. his confirmation, even though is he a republican himself. only two have said they would vote for him at this point. and they are mike joehand of nebraska anded that cochran of mississippi. many are predicting hagel will be confirmed. >> i think for a cabinet office, 51 votes is generally considered the right standard for the senate to set and at that level, i think he makes it but i don't think he makes it with a lot of room to spare. >> senator blunt is among those planning to vote against hagel citing too many inconsistencies, harris? >> harris: you know, stif with that margin that he mentioned the 51 votes you wouldn't need very many republicans to vote in
afghanistan, the turmoil in the middle east and the looming budget cuts that could severely impact the pentagon. instead, hagel was criticized for his past statements on iran, israel and the u.s. nuclear strategy. harris? >> harris: well, steve, after what you could call a rather bumpy confirmation hearing to say the least, what are hagel's chances at this point? >> well, as it stands, at least 12 republicans do plan to vote against hagel. his confirmation, even though is he a...
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including senator graham of south carolina said necessity believe hagel is unqualified to head the pentagon but they should move forward with a vote. national correspondent is live in washington, dc. will the challenge actually prevent hagel's confirmation from going forward? >> no, he is making a statement. hagel has the votes. senator graham is raising questions about his support of israel. >> allegedly senator hagel said that the united states state department was an adjunct of the israeli foreign minister's office which would be breath taking to have such a view. >> the former senator denied making that statement and senator graham said he will take hagel at his word unless new information emerges. >> senator john mccain says the senate should go ahead and confirm hagel because there has been enough time for questions. >> the republicans have been spending a lot of political capital on this. what is the white house saying about the nominations being delayed? >> they don't like it. they know hagel probably will be confirmed. the president said last week that much of the questioning about
including senator graham of south carolina said necessity believe hagel is unqualified to head the pentagon but they should move forward with a vote. national correspondent is live in washington, dc. will the challenge actually prevent hagel's confirmation from going forward? >> no, he is making a statement. hagel has the votes. senator graham is raising questions about his support of israel. >> allegedly senator hagel said that the united states state department was an adjunct of...
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understand -- >> they bicker though, the bottom line is these automatic cuts would largely hit the pentagon and as you talked about defense secretary leon panetta earlier testifying on benghazi. he also testified about these budget cuts. he said it would have a dramatic impact on the american people and the country's military readiness with all these big threats all around the world, shep. >> shepard: republicans aren't bending either here. >> no, they aren't. they are saying, look, they are not going to swallow more tax increases that the president laid out there a moment ago. and they also said that when you look at the latest fox news poll, take a look at what the american people are saying about how they don't want more tax increases, they want more spending cuts. when asked whether the president -- they agreed with the president saying the government does not have a spending problem, they think it does. 83% say yes, there is a spending problem. only 14% say no. and that's why senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says they are not going to bend on raising taxes. take a listen. >> th
understand -- >> they bicker though, the bottom line is these automatic cuts would largely hit the pentagon and as you talked about defense secretary leon panetta earlier testifying on benghazi. he also testified about these budget cuts. he said it would have a dramatic impact on the american people and the country's military readiness with all these big threats all around the world, shep. >> shepard: republicans aren't bending either here. >> no, they aren't. they are saying,...
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what we didn't know until yesterday was that that proposal then went to the pentagon and the secretary of defense and top military man, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey also agreed with that. the proposal went to the white house. but you know what? the president, there is only one vote that counts. that is the commander-in-chief. he said no. he is not going to do it. really quite stunning. he overruled his entire national security team. alisyn: it sounds like he decided to do that because he thought that the information they had couldn't be trusted in terms of arming the rebels with weapons. who were the rebels. could they be trusted with these weapons. but it is fascinating to see how decisions are made indecide the white house, right? it sounds like the president keeps his own counsel. >> he certainly listened to all of them and heard them out and we don't know what other people inside the white house's national security advisor, tom donilon said. i don't know if it was a matter of information. it is just a question of balancing. on the one hand, yes
what we didn't know until yesterday was that that proposal then went to the pentagon and the secretary of defense and top military man, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey also agreed with that. the proposal went to the white house. but you know what? the president, there is only one vote that counts. that is the commander-in-chief. he said no. he is not going to do it. really quite stunning. he overruled his entire national security team. alisyn: it sounds like he...
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a rough ride for president obama's pick to run the pentagon. chuck hagel's hearing has some lawmakers questioning his competence. the white house thinks he did just fine? >> i'm mike in for kate upton of the tax to the max from pro golfers phil mickleson and tiger woods to tina turner. celebrities are fleeing from high taxes. has the american tax revolt begun and is the white house, well, their policy to blame for it? plus, a pep rally get into the spirit of love. did she say yes? we'll have to find out if that coach said yes. "fox & friends" hour four begins right now. ♪ kicking your cat all over the place ♪ ♪ singing we will, we will rock you ♪ ♪ . >> kate upton, she's not a 5. she's 10. >> you are welcome, america. there she is down at the convention center with brian kilmeade being kind enough to stand off camera. oh, no, i'm wrong. i thought he was. brian kilmeade down at the super bowl, what do you have coming up this hour besides kate upton? >> we have breaking news in a couple of minutes -- we thought she was pulling for the 4
a rough ride for president obama's pick to run the pentagon. chuck hagel's hearing has some lawmakers questioning his competence. the white house thinks he did just fine? >> i'm mike in for kate upton of the tax to the max from pro golfers phil mickleson and tiger woods to tina turner. celebrities are fleeing from high taxes. has the american tax revolt begun and is the white house, well, their policy to blame for it? plus, a pep rally get into the spirit of love. did she say yes? we'll...
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the pentagon now cutting the amount of persian gulf aircraft carriers from two to one and delaying the fueling to save money. >> and others are ramping up spending and senior fellow at the advanced studies, lt. colonel tony schaeffer joins us now. >> how are you. >> alisyn: doing well. three weeks from now, march 1st, if congress doesn't get its act together there are sweeping military cuts set to go in place and this, at the same time that we know that china and russia, in the face of two decades will outpace us with their military spending. what do you make of that? >> well, firstoff, we spend 40% of the world's budget on defense right now and i think what we have to do is fix our strategy first. one of the problems is, ali, we have had the same basic frame work since 1947 and 1947 with some adjustments in the 80's, we figure out the real threats. i always talk about the beginning with the end in mind and this is where we have an opportunity here, since we won the cold war, we're ending the wars in afghanistan and iraq, time to rethink how we focus what we do. we've noticed spending
the pentagon now cutting the amount of persian gulf aircraft carriers from two to one and delaying the fueling to save money. >> and others are ramping up spending and senior fellow at the advanced studies, lt. colonel tony schaeffer joins us now. >> how are you. >> alisyn: doing well. three weeks from now, march 1st, if congress doesn't get its act together there are sweeping military cuts set to go in place and this, at the same time that we know that china and russia, in...